Leticia R. Van de Putte

Leticia R. Van de Putte DEMDemocrat

American politician in Texas (born 1954)

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Leticia R. Van de PutteDEMDemocrat American politician in Texas (born 1954)
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Leticia Rosa Magdalena Aguilar Van de Putte (née San Miguel; born December 6, 1954) is an American politician from San Antonio, Texas. She represented the 26th District in the Texas Senate from 1999–2015. From 1991 to 1999, Van de Putte was a member of the Texas House of Representatives. In 2014, she was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor but lost the general election, 58-39 percent, to her Republican senatorial colleague, Dan Patrick of Houston. Following that defeat, she then resigned from the Texas Senate to run for mayor of San Antonio, which she narrowly lost to Ivy Taylor, 52-48 percent.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of Texas, Austin
BS College of Pharmacy
1979
Saint Mary's University
Attended
Past Positions1 - 9 of 9
Senator
Texas State Senate
1999 - 2015
Co-Chair
Democratic National Convention
2008
Representative
Texas State House of Representatives
1990 - 1999
Chair
Precinct 3010
1988 - 1990
Texas Democratic Convention
1990
Advisory Member
Health Systems Research, Incorporated
1993 - 1999
Pharmacy Advisory Panel
Eli Lilly and Company
1989 - 1996
Pharmacy Council Member
Pharmaceutical Division, Bristol-Myers Squibb, United States
1993 - 1994
Community Pharmacist
San Antonio
Other Experience1 - 41 of 41
Eucharistic Minister
Saint Joseph's Downtown Catholic Church
Current
Member
Altar Society, Saint Joseph's Downtown Catholic Church
Current
Member
National Association of Community Pharmacists
Current
Member
Mexican American Business Professional Women
Current
Member
Jefferson Neighborhood Association
Current
Member
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Current
Member
Council on Bylaws, Texas Pharmacy Association
Current
Member
Advisory Committee, Bexar County Parks
Current
Member
Advisory Committee, Bexar County MH/MR Professionals
Current
Member
CCD Faculty, Saint Joseph's Downtown Catholic Church
Current
President
Board Member, Bexar County Pharmacy Association
Current
Member
Board of Governors, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), San Antonio
1994 - Current
Member
Advisory Council, USTA Minority Programs
1994
Chair
Interagency Child Abuse Network
1991 - Current
Member
Board of Directors, Alamo Area Council of Governments
1991 - Current
Member
Patient Education Committee, Texas Affiliate, American Diabetes Association
1987 - 1991
Member
Texas Affiliate, American Diabetes Association
1987 - 1991
President
Pharmacy Association, Bexar County
1987 - 1988
Vice President
Pharmacy Association, Bexar County
1986 - 1987
Secretary
Pharmacy Association, Bexar County
1982 - 1984
Member
Young Womens Christian Association, present
Member
Market Square Association, present
Member
Advisory Committee, Alamo Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, present
Member
Council on Public Affairs, Texas Pharmacy Association, present
Member
Board, American Legacy Foundation
Member
National Assessment Governing Board
Vice President
Executive Committee Member, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
Chair
Texas Senate Democratic Caucus
2003 - 2011
President
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
2006 - 2007
President
National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
2003 - 2005
Member
Personal Privacy Task Force
2002
Vice Chair
Texas Senate Hispanic Caucus
2000 - 2001
Vice Chair
Mexican American Legislation Caucus
1998 - 1999
Chair
Mexican American Legislative Caucus
1998
Secretary
Mexican American Legislation Caucus
1991 - 1996
Former Member
Senate Committee on State Affairs, Texas State Senate
Chair
Veterans Affairs and Military Installations
Former Co-Chair
Joint Committee on Human Trafficking, Texas State Senate
Former Member
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce, Texas State Senate
Former Member
Senate Committee on Education, Texas State Senate
Governing Member
Women's Political Caucus, Bexar County
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